It's the Democracy, Stupid with Edwin Eisendrath | April 25, 2026

On this week's show– Christopher Hale, author-publisher of “Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics” on Substack– Alan Elrod, president and CEO of the Pulaski Institution and columnist and contributing editor at Liberal Currents; his latest article is “Two Lessons from Hungary for 2026 and 2028”– Daniel Nichanian, editor, writer, and journalist who works on criminal justice, voting rights, local politics, and political theory; he is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bolts– Karen Tallian, attorney, former member of the Indiana State Senate, and chair of the Indiana Democratic Party since March 2025 Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).      Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal  Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.